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{{Other uses|Stree (disambiguation){{!}}Stree|Sports Turf Research Institute}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Stri | image = Stri DVD cover.jpg | caption = DVD cover | director = [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]] | producer = [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]]<br />[[Doordarshan]] | writer = Palagummi Padmaraju | story = Palagummi Padmaraju | starring = [[Thalaivasal Vijay|Vijay]]<br />[[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]] | music = [[L. Vaidyanathan]] | cinematography = [[S. Saravanan]] | editing = D. Rajagopal | studio = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|1995}} | runtime = 120 minutes | country = India | language = Telugu | budget = }}

'''''Stri''''' ({{Translation|''Woman''}}) is a 1995 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] featuring [[Thalaivasal Vijay]] and [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]]. It was written by Palagummi Padmaraju with screenplay and direction by [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]]. The film garnered two [[National Film Awards]], two [[Nandi Awards]] and was showcased in the Indian Panorama section, [[International Film Festival of India]] and 2nd Prague International Film Festival.<ref>[http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/stri1995.php Articles : Movie Retrospect : Stri (1995)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403131241/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/stri1995.php |date=3 April 2009 }}</ref>

== Plot == The film deals with a lively and poignant village woman longing for love from her unpredictable [[wikt:paramour|paramour]].

== Cast == * *[[Thalaivasal Vijay|Vijay]] as Paddalu *[[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]] as Rangi *[[P. L. Narayana]] * *K. K. Sarma *Bachoori *Gopalaraju *S. Bheemeswara Rao *Divya *Padma

== Reception == Reviewing the film at the International Film Festival of India, S. R. Ashok Kumar of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote that "The internal conflict between a man and a woman, the feeling for each other, the emotions with which they wait for each other, all these are shown in a mature way by the director".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.webpage.com/hindu/960113/03/1226a.html|title=The cream of Indian cinema|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 January 1996|page=26|first=S. R. Ashok|last=Kumar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961221151607/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/960113/03/1226a.html|archive-date=21 December 1996}}</ref>

== Awards == ;[[National Film Awards]] *[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|Best Feature Film in Telugu]] – 1995 *[[National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)|National Film Award – Special Mention]] – [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]]

;[[Nandi Awards]] - 1995<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020 | language=Telugu}}</ref> *[[Nandi Special Jury Award|Special Jury Award for Best Performance]] - [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]] *[[Nandi Special Jury Award|Special Jury Award for Direction]] - [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]]

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb title|2943168}}

[[Category:1995 Telugu-language films]] [[Category:1995 films]] [[Category:Best Telugu Feature Film National Film Award winners]] [[Category:Films directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan]] [[Category:Indian drama films]]